'tis the subject of whole books: I might cite a century of authors pro and con.
A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100
A period of 100 years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100
A century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900. celebrated figures of the late eighteenth century. a 17th-century merchant's house
a hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership